honorable mention
Kemachat Sirichanvimol united states
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Vanishing City
It is arguable that we are facing the greatest social and environmental challenges of our time. The balance between ecologies is being disrupted by human development on an unprecedented scale in recorded history. In the face of global climate change, coastal regions are under increasing threats from catastrophic storms. Vanishing City explores a cluster of coastal parishes in southern Louisiana. Economically dependent on the petroleum industry, this region’s way of life is tragically intertwined with the very thing that may bring about their demise. Superstorms that once struck the region every 100 years, now come nearly every 4-5 years. Man-made land erosion and devastating hurricanes have battered these communities nearly out of existence.
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Artist Statement: Vanishing CityIt is arguable that we are facing the greatest social and environmental challenges of our time. The balance between ecologies is being disrupted by human development on an unprecedented scale in recorded history. In the face of global climate change, coastal regions are under increasing threats from catastrophic storms. Vanishing City explores a cluster of coastal parishes in southern Louisiana. Economically dependent on the petroleum industry, this region’s way of life is tragically intertwined with the very thing that may bring about their demise. Superstorms that once struck the region every 100 years, now come nearly every 4-5 years. Man-made land erosion and devastating hurricanes have battered these communities nearly out of existence.
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